A Son of His Father
| A Son of His Father | |
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Famous Players–Lasky Corporation | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
A Son of His Father is a 1925 American
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation and distributed by Paramount Pictures
.
The film is considered lost.[a][6][7]
Plot
Irish immigrant Nora (Love) arrives at Big Boy Morgan's (Baxter) ranch on the Mexico–United States border to visit her brother. Holdbrook (McGrail), an arms smuggler, tries to reclaim a debt owed by Morgan's father by taking the ranch, although Morgan wants to pay him money instead. Holdbrook and Morgan both fall for Nora, who likes Morgan. Holdbrook is implicated in smuggling, and Nora and Morgan are married.[1][8]
Cast
- Bessie Love as Nora Shea
- Warner Baxter as Big Boy Morgan
- Raymond Hatton as Charlie Grey
- Walter McGrail as Holdbrook
- Carl Stockdale as Zobester
- William Eugene as Larry
- Jim Farley as Indian Pete
- Charles Stevens as Pablo
- Valentina Zimina as Dolores
- George Kuwa as Wing
Reception
The film received generally positive reviews.[3][9]
References
- Notes
- ^ Although the Library of Congress, among other sources, lists the film as being preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive,[4] the film in their collection is the similarly-titled 1917 film The Son of His Father.[5]
- Citations
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-27858-7.
- OCLC 1026481315.
- ^ a b Geer, W.C. (October 23, 1926). "Straight from the Shoulder Reports". Moving Picture World. p. 505.
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Son of His Father". The Library of Congress. September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Son of his father (Motion picture : 1917)". UCLA Library Catalog.
- ^ Bennett, Carl (February 9, 2015). "Progressive Silent Film List: A Son of His Father". Silent Era.
- OCLC 664500075.
- ^ "A Son of His Father". The Film Daily. October 11, 1925. p. 10.
- ^ F.P.L. (August 27, 1925). "A Son of His Father". The Film Daily. p. 9.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to A Son of His Father.
- A Son of His Father at IMDb
- A Son of His Father at AllMovie
- A Son of His Father at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Glass slide
- Stills at silenthollywood.com
